B65G 2201/0261
Puck as article support
B65G2201/0261 (Puck as article support) appears on 286 US grants and 225 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B65G- Granted patents
- 286
- Published applications
- 225
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 538
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 18 | 22 |
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| 2021 | 13 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 |
| 2025 | 13 | 8 |
| 2026 | 6 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for efficiently transferring receptacles out of a receptacle storage area18 Aug 2026US 12,709,479 B2Gen-Probe Incorporated
- Sample conveying device and method with speed abnormality detection23 Jun 2026US 12,663,431 B2Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- System for assembling and filling two groups of electronic cigarettes12 May 2026US 12,623,805 B2G. D S.p.A.
- Mushroom conveying and packaging28 Apr 2026US 12,612,257 B2Cabane & Cie
- Continuous motion systems and methods for automatic object loading and transportation3 Feb 2026US 12,540,031 B2Optum, Inc.
- Filling method, filling line and filling kit for filling containers with viscous fluids, particularly for filling batteries with electrolyte27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254074 A1I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche S.P.A In Sigla Ima S.P.A.
- Mushroom conveying and packaging6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225814 A1Cabane & Cie
- Automated processing of container assembly systems and methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116605 A1
- Shuttle diverter for a linear motor conveyor system6 Nov 2025US 2025/0340385 A1Ats Corporation
- Continuous motion systems and methods for automatic object loading and transportation29 May 2025US 2025/0171230 A1Optum, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Materials-handling system using autonomous transfer and transport vehicles259US 7,991,505 B2CasePick Systems, LLC · 2011
- Device for holding article221US 5,687,874 AKao Corporation · 1997
- Customer specific packaging line having containers with tag means containing medication order information199US 6,317,648 B1Merck & Co., Inc. · 2001
- Sample distribution apparatus/system191US 6,599,476 B1A.i. Scientific Pty Ltd. · 2003
- Sample tube carrier167US 5,651,941 ADade International Inc. · 1997